Why can't I lose weight?

Lately it seems like no matter what I do, I just can’t lose weight. I’m exercising my butt off, but it’s not going anywhere!

Finally I decided to count my calories on fitday.com and discovered that I was eating around 2,000 calories a day!!! So I checked out this weight loss calculator web site and determined that to lose weight I need to eat around 1,200 – 1,300 calories a day (a pretty big difference, eh?).

So, for the last week I’ve been counting my calories and keeping them in check. After a week of hunger pains, I weighted myself to see that I haven’t lost a pound! Kind of depressing, right?

Now I realize that I am so much more than a number on a scale, but come on! I’d really like to lose the pouch that makes me feel like a mother cat that’s had way too many babies. I don’t need my teenage stomach back; I’d just like it to stop hanging over my pants.

Any suggestions?